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Kenya Holds State Funeral for Raila Odinga After Deadly Stadium Clashes

Seven days of national mourning highlight the opposition vacuum his death creates.

Raila Odinga
Nach dem Tod des kenianischen Oppositionsführers Raila Odinga hat am Freitag in der Hauptstadt Nairobi ein Staatsbegräbnis stattgefunden. An der Trauerzeremonie im Nyayo-Stadion nahmen Präsident William Ruto und weitere regionale Würdenträger teil.
In Kenia haben sich zehntausende Menschen in einem Stadion in der Hauptstadt Nairobi versammelt, um dem Oppositionsführer Raila Odinga zu huldigen, als Sicherheitskräfte schossen und Tränengas einsetzten und Panik ausbrach.
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Overview

  • President William Ruto and regional leaders, including Somalia’s Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, attended the Nyayo Stadium ceremony in Nairobi.
  • Authorities said Odinga’s remains will be taken to western Kenya for a private burial planned for Sunday.
  • Large crowds gathered on Thursday at the airport and later at Kasarani Stadium, where security forces fired and used tear gas, with human-rights groups reporting at least three deaths.
  • Odinga, 80, collapsed during a morning walk in Kerala, India, and was later pronounced dead at the Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Hospital.
  • The longtime opposition figure, a five-time presidential candidate and prime minister from 2008 to 2013, leaves Kenya’s opposition without a clear leader ahead of the 2027 election.